Lena's Face Paint Letter

Read the letter

Read Lena's letter. Each paragraph has a number.

1Dear Aunt Nadia,
Our school had a fun night on Friday! I helped at the face paint booth.

2Mr. Cho is our art teacher. He painted the faces, and I handed him the brushes. I held up a mirror after each one.

3A little boy asked for a tiger face. He sat very still on the stool. Mr. Cho painted orange and black stripes on his cheeks.

4The boy looked in the mirror. "Wow, I look so fierce!" he shouted.

5I had the best night! Do you like face paint? Come to fun night with me next spring. Please write back soon.
Love,
Lena

Sentences in the letter

A command tells someone what to do. A compound sentence is two sentences joined with a comma and a word like and, but, or so.

Read paragraph 5 again. Underline the 2 commands.

Read paragraph 2 again. Lena wrote, "He painted the faces, and I handed him the brushes." Which two sentences did she join?

A. He painted. I handed him.B. He painted the faces and I. Handed him the brushes.C. He painted the faces. I handed him the brushes.D. He. Painted the faces and handed him the brushes.

Is it one simple sentence or a compound sentence? Sort the sentences.

Build sentences

Make sentences that fit, and add details to make them longer.

Read what each child wants to do. Match it to the sentence the child could say.

Lena wants to ask Mr. Cho if she can paint a face too. Which question could she ask?

A. I would like to paint a face too.B. Let me paint a face too, Mr. Cho.C. What a fun face you painted!D. May I paint a face too, Mr. Cho?

You can make a sentence longer by adding words that tell where, when, or what kind. Sort the groups of words.

Lena made a short sentence longer.
Short: The boy got a tiger face.
The longer sentence is below. Highlight the 2 parts she added.

What face would you like to have painted? Write a compound sentence about it. Use and, but, or so.

Make this sentence longer. Add words that tell where or when: Lena held the mirror.